The agreement means criminal charges against two of the women involved in the incident have been dropped.

The pair were among a group of 36 women who wore skimpy orange dresses branded with Bavaria's logo at Holland's clash with Denmark last week.

FIFA and the police had been criticised for a draconian response in bringing charges against the women rather than concentrating on action against the company.

A short FIFA statement said: "Bavaria NV and FIFA have today reached a settlement agreement, which means that all parties have agreed to drop any claims and also not to make any further comments related to this matter.

"The Bavaria NV has agreed to fully respect the integrity of FIFA's commercial programme until the end of the year 2022."

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Remarkably, England have been named the most stylish team at the World Cup in a new poll.

Yet before everyone starts to scoff, it should be pointed out Highcross Leicester's research has nothing to do with England's style of play.

It is all about how they look in their kit and apparently their white home shirt is the most fashionable of all the 32 teams. The study carried out by the "East Midlands' premier retail and leisure destination" also proclaims the 1966 jersey the most iconic of all time and the 2006 version the most popular.

Presumably most of the 3,000 people polled were England fans but let's at least allow the team one accolade.

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A more forthright survey has claimed a quarter of English men are too stressed for sex because of the World Cup.

The study by hotel chain Travelodge also reckons 13million men cannot sleep properly because of what it calls PMT - pre-match tension.

Amongst the other findings, based on a poll of 6,000 people, are claims that 40% of men think watching England is more stressful than a job interview, 25% believe moving a house is easier and 15% thought marriage was straightforward in comparison.

Leigh McCarron, Travelodge's director of sleep, whatever that is, said: "Pre-match tension can become a serious issue especially if Brits do not top up their sleep quota on a regular basis during the World Cup."

Presumably men are all now supposed to book into one of his establishments to get the rest they require.

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By scoring against North Korea, Cristiano Ronaldo broke not only his international goal drought - but also the curse of the Nike advert.

Four of the other players featured in the sportswear giant's 'Write the Future' campaign have endured a dismal World Cup to date.

Wayne Rooney was poor against Algeria, Didier Drogba broke his arm on the eve of the tournament and Ronaldinho did not even make the Brazil squad.

Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro has also had little to cheer after disappointing draws against Paraguay and rank outsiders New Zealand.

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While most media in South Africa were imploring the public to get behind Bafana Bafana in the hope of a miracle result against France, midfielder Steven Pienaar was being more realistic.

Putting a dampener on the fervour, the Everton player wrote in his newspaper column on the morning of the match: "We can hear the fans starting to criticise us now, though.

"We are long shots to qualify and, frankly, I can't see that happening."

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There has been plenty of discussion about England coach Fabio Capello's decision to announce his starting line-up to the squad only two hours before kick-off - but he is not alone in this tactic.

Veteran Greece coach Otto Rehhagel employs a similar strategy and he said it does not cause any problems within the group.

"The team meeting is three hours before the match and that is when people usually find out if they are going to play," said the 71-year-old, who has been in charge of Greece for nine years and led them to their surprise Euro 2004 win.

"We don't make decisions before the team meeting."

Rehhagel, of course, does not have the resources available to him that Capello has either in terms of funding or players.

However, he has made the best out of the limited pool of Greek players, restructuring the side after their failure to qualify for the last World Cup.

"Great players in Argentina and Brazil grow on trees - we have to find the people that will take us further and eliminate the people who cannot," he said.

"We have to invest years into young players to bring them to a top-class level."

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Most people in France have an opinion on the fall-out in their national team's camp and tennis player Gael Monfils is no exception.

Monfils, speaking at Wimbledon where he is through to the second round, somewhat understatedly said: "This is a bit massive. I think it's massive."